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Burnout and Boundaries
This is such an important topic, and one we tend to gloss over. We need reminders about it a few times a year. Stress can be functional and even helpful to us as humans to make us productive in the work space. It is normal. However, chronic stress is different.
Let them play some more
In the last post, we touched on how pre-school burnout is becoming a real concern. If you are a parent, my hope for you is that your child is at a school where the focus is on play. I know mine is and it is a great feeling knowing that the school prioritizes that.
Let them play
In decades gone by, children were simply expected to arrive at school, play, eat and play some more until they were grubby and exhausted. That’s why it was called Play School. However, the expectation has slowly shifted and it is becoming more about learning - learning to read, learning to count and learning to write.